Antonio da Montefeltro
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Antonio da Montefeltro was an illegitimate son of Federico III da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino
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, an inherited the title of count of Cantiano
after the premature death of his brother Buonconte in 1458. In 1464 he abandoned the studies for the military career, following his father against the papal army led by Alessandro Sforza
. In 1470 he took part in the battle of Mulazzano
and, two years later, he took part in the siege of Volterra
, always as lieutenant of Federico III. The two were both at the service of Alfonso V of Aragon
in the Kingdom of Naples
in 1474.
His wife was Emilia di Carpi, the daughter of count Marco II of Carpi and Sassuolo
; she was perhaps portrayed
by Raphael
in 1504-1505. Antonio da Montefeltro died at Gubbio
in 1508, likely of syphilis
.
Urbino
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
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Biography
He was born at UrbinoUrbino
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
, an inherited the title of count of Cantiano
Cantiano
Cantiano is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km west of Ancona and about 50 km southwest of Pesaro.-External links:*...
after the premature death of his brother Buonconte in 1458. In 1464 he abandoned the studies for the military career, following his father against the papal army led by Alessandro Sforza
Alessandro Sforza
Alessandro Sforza was an Italian condottiero and lord of Pesaro, the first of the Pesaro line of the Sforza family.-Biography:...
. In 1470 he took part in the battle of Mulazzano
Mulazzano
Mulazzano is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Lodi...
and, two years later, he took part in the siege of Volterra
Volterra
Volterra, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri, to the Romans as Volaterrae, is a town and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy.-History:...
, always as lieutenant of Federico III. The two were both at the service of Alfonso V of Aragon
Alfonso V of Aragon
Alfonso the Magnanimous KG was the King of Aragon , Valencia , Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica , and Sicily and Count of Barcelona from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death...
in the Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
in 1474.
His wife was Emilia di Carpi, the daughter of count Marco II of Carpi and Sassuolo
Sassuolo
Sassuolo is an important industrial centre of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The town stands on the right bank of the river Secchia some 17 km south-west of Modena.-History :...
; she was perhaps portrayed
Portrait of Emilia Pia da Montefeltro
The Portrait of Emilia Pia da Montefeltre is a painted portrait from around 1502-1504, attributed to the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael and housed by the Baltimore Museum of Art, United States-History:...
by Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
in 1504-1505. Antonio da Montefeltro died at Gubbio
Gubbio
Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...
in 1508, likely of syphilis
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis...
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